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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5
(By Delegates R. Thompson and Perdue)
[Introduced January 19, 2004; referred to the Committee on
Rules.]
Urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to rename
the Huntington VA Hospital the Dr. Robert L. Bradley VA
Medical Center.
Whereas, Dr. Robert L. Bradley served as Chief of Surgery at
the VA Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, for almost 25 years.
During this time he performed over 20,000 major surgical
procedures. Veterans from many states would travel to Huntington
to have Dr. Bradley take care of them. He cared deeply about
medicine and the quality of care afforded to veterans and their
families; and
Whereas, Dr. Robert L. Bradley, a native West Virginian,
graduated from West Virginia University in 1939 and Northwestern
University School of Medicine in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S.
Army in 1942 as a Battalion Surgeon and served 30 months in the
Southwestern Pacific arena in the jungles of New Guinea and on
Luzon. He became one of the first general surgeons to be board
certified in the state of West Virginia, in 1951. In 1970 he
transferred to the Veterans Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky as
Chief of Surgery, a division of the University of Kentucky School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University
of Kentucky. In 1975 he joined Marshall University's School of
Medicine as a professor of anatomy and surgery. Dr. Bradley was
responsible for laying the groundwork for the establishment of
Marshall's medical school during the 1960's. He was Chairman of
the Department of Surgery at Marshall University School of Medicine
until his retirement in 1986. He retired from medicine 48 years
after entering medical school at the age of 18. He has been
described as "a great American of many words and wisdom whose
passion, loyalty and laughter will always be present"; and
Whereas, Dr. Bradley continued his career with the military
following World War II. He was a graduate of the Command and
General Staff College and the Army War College. He retired from
the military with the rank of Brigadier General after 37 years of
service. Over his professional career in medicine and in the
military, he was the author of numerous scientific articles and
papers, and is quoted in several standard medical texts. He was a
Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, a member of the American
Medical Association and several other professional organizations.
Dr. Robert L. Bradley passed away on January 22, 2002, and is
buried in New Martinsville, West Virginia. His life centered around
medicine, the military, and the state of West Virginia; and
Whereas, The life, dedication and accomplishments of Dr. Robert
L. Bradley, a true mountaineer and great American, his contributions to his country, state, community and family should be
recognized; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is urged
to rename the Huntington VA Hospital the Dr. Robert L. Bradley VA
Medical Center; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, the West Virginia delegation in Congress and to
the family of Dr. Bradley.
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